Programs

  • Early Childhood Education Services

    THIS YEAR WE WORKED TO FURTHER REBUILD OUR SERVICES AS WE EVOLVED THROUGH THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. WE ENDED THE YEAR SERVING 200 MORE CHILDREN IN PERSON IN OUR EDUCARE SCHOOLS THAN WHEN WE BEGAN THE YEAR. WE ADDED SIX CHILD CARE PARTNERS IN OCTOBER 2021 WHO WE PARTNER WITH TO MEET THE OKLAHOMA EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM STANDARDS. EARLY LEARNING WORKS REGULARLY REACHES 94 CHILD CARE PROVIDERS, WHICH AMOUNTS TO 20% OF LICENSED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS IN TULSA COUNTY. WE ARE ESPECIALLY EXCITED ABOUT A RECENT STUDY BY DIANE HORM AND SHINYOUNG JEON AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA EXAMINING A SAMPLE OF TULSA EDUCARE ELIGIBLE INFANTS, SOME OF WHOM WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO PARTICIPATE IN TULSA EDUCARE AND SOME NOT. THE RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT TULSA EDUCARE GRADUATES DID SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER THAN THEIR CONTROL GROUP PEERS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 3RD GRADE ACROSS SEVERAL ACADEMIC AREAS. THIS INFORMATION CONFIRMED THAT OUR APPROACH IS IMPACTFUL AND GAVE OUR STAFF RENEWED ENERGY AND DEDICATION.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
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    $18.4M